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Granted Patent B2
US 11,435,036 · App. 16/732,569 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Pressure container

Inventor: Osamu Sawai (Okazaki, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
F17C13/06F17C1/02F17C2203/0604F17C2203/0663
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Patent No.
US 11,435,036
App. No.
16/732,569
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pressure container includes a liner filled with gas inside, a reinforcement layer that is formed in contact with the outer surface of the liner by using a fiber reinforced resin and covers the liner from the outside, and a cap attached to the liner. The cap is formed into an annular shape, and includes a plurality of cap bodies that have engagement portions projecting toward the reinforcement layer and are arranged with intervals in a circumferential direction, and bridge portions that connect, in the circumferential direction, the cap bodies adjacent in the circumferential direction. The cap is attached to the liner in a state in which the bridge portions are deformed and the engagement portions of the plurality of cap bodies are engaged with the reinforcement layer.

Claims (12)

1. A pressure container, comprising:

a liner configured to store gas;

a reinforcement portion including a fiber reinforced resin, the reinforcement portion being provided in contact with an outer surface of the liner such that the outer surface of the liner is covered with the reinforcement portion; and

a cap being an annular shape, the cap including:

a plurality of cap bodies that have engagement portions projecting toward the reinforcement portion and the plurality of cap bodies are arranged with intervals in a circumferential direction; and

deformable portions that connect, in the circumferential direction, the cap bodies adjacent in the circumferential direction,

the cap being attached to the liner in a state in which the deformable portions are deformed such that the engagement portions of the plurality of cap bodies are engaged with the reinforcement portion.

2. The pressure container according to claim 1 , wherein thread grooves are provided on outer peripheral portions of the cap bodies.

3. The pressure container according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement portions extend along fibers in the fiber reinforced resin that constitutes the reinforcement portion.

4. The pressure container according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of each of the engagement portions, which is located opposite to a body of the liner is a perpendicular surface along a radial direction of the cap.

5. The pressure container according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement portions are provided on inner peripheral portions of the cap bodies.

6. The pressure container according to claim 5 , wherein a portion, where the engagement portions are provided, is knurled.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2020
From: SAWAI, OSAMU
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 051459/0779 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-002093 · Jan 9, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200217457A1 · Jul 9, 2020